Because the Lord Loveth His People, He Hath
The sermon emphasizes the importance of acknowledging Jesus as King in order to experience the fullness of God's love and understand His love for the world.
F.B. Meyer emphasizes that God's love for His people is demonstrated through the appointment of Jesus as King, highlighting that true blessedness comes from knowing, loving, and serving Him. He illustrates the beauty of Christ's character and His intimate connection with humanity, showcasing His protective might, patience, and redemptive work. Meyer argues that acknowledging Jesus' authority dispels doubts about God's love, leading to a deeper understanding of divine affection. He encourages believers to crown Jesus as King, asserting that true fulfillment and joy are found in serving Him, despite the potential struggles involved in relinquishing other allegiances.
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Because the Lord loveth His people, He hath
made thee King over them. 2 Chron. ii. 11(R.V.).
HOW truly might these words be addressed to our blessed Lord! Because God loved the world, He gave his only‑begotten Son, his well‑beloved, to be both Prince and Saviour. And it is in knowing, loving, and serving Him that we can realize our supreme blessedness.
God's loving appointment in making Jesus King will be apparent when we remember how beautiful He is in his personal character; how closely He is identified with our nature; the might of his arm with which He shields, the patience wherewith He bears, the redemption which He has wrought out and brought in for all who believe. What could God's love have done better to approve itself?
Is He your King? Never till He is so, will you know the fulness of God's love. Those who question or refuse his authority are always in doubt about the love of God to themselves and to the world. Those, on the other hand, who acknowledge his claims, and crown Him as King, suddenly find themselves admitted to a standpoint of vision in which doubts and disputations vanish, and the secret love of God is unfolded. Then they experience the wise and gentle tendance of the Divine love in its most entrancing characteristics. All is love where Jesus reigns.
Nothing is more indicative of God's benevolence than his incessant appeal to men to make Jesus King. The demand may sometimes involve severe agony and suffering for those who have acknowledged other lords too long; but God persists in his demand, because only in serving Jesus can the human heart be truly blessed.
"Go, spread your trophies at his feet,
And crown Him Lord of all!"
Sermon Outline
- I. The Lord's Love for His People
- A. Demonstrated in His appointment of Jesus as King
- B. Shown in Jesus' personal character
- C. Proven in His redemption for all who believe
- II. The Importance of Acknowledging Jesus as King
- A. Necessary for experiencing the fullness of God's love
- B. Essential for understanding God's love for the world
- III. The Call to Make Jesus King
- A. Indicative of God's benevolence
- B. May involve suffering for those who have acknowledged other lords
- IV. The Benefits of Serving Jesus
- A. The human heart can be truly blessed
- B. All is love where Jesus reigns
Key Quotes
“Because God loved the world, He gave his only-begotten Son, his well-beloved, to be both Prince and Saviour.” — F.B. Meyer
“Go, spread your trophies at his feet, And crown Him Lord of all!” — F.B. Meyer
“All is love where Jesus reigns.” — F.B. Meyer
Application Points
- Making Jesus King is necessary for experiencing the fullness of God's love.
- Serving Jesus can bring true blessedness to the human heart.
- God's benevolence is shown in His appeal to men to make Jesus King, even if it involves suffering.